WOOD'S HOLE, Mass., July 26. -Charles R. Crane of Chicago made public tonight a letter on Austro-Servian relations, which he had received recently from a Balkan authority, whom he did not name. The writer, Mr. Crane said, was not a Servian, but was well versed in Austrian and Balkan politics. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on July 27, 1914, on Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: DISCREDITS PLOT THEORY.; Authority Writes C. R. Crane He Believes Anarchist Killed Archduke. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe